Palladium Books® Weekly Update – Feb. 16, 2017

By Kevin Siembieda

We have been kicking it on all cylinders the past week. Writing like crazy, planning and working on product releases, as well as a lot of convention prep. We are working hard to get The Rifter® back on schedule as well as a lot of other products. The Rifter® #77 is in final layout, goes to the printer Friday, and should ship the first week of March. We expect The Rifter® #78 to release end of April or early May.

Meanwhile, we have been hard at work on everything from Robotech® to Garden of the Gods (Palladium Fantasy) to a bunch of the Rifts® titles (HoH CS Arsenal, Secrets of the Atlanteans, The Disavowed, Rifts® Sovietski) and a whole lot of other things. We are working hard and fast to deliver you a plethora of new titles. I myself have been coordinating and working on the writing, editing, and scheduling of several titles as well as assigning work to artists, writers, and others. I’m happy to say we are burning hot with ideas and energy. I even did some writing for BTS Tomes Grotesque, one of the long awaited sourcebooks for Beyond the Supernatural RPG. In fact, I may drop a BTS monster inside the pages of an upcoming issue of The Rifter® from time to time so you can see what I have in mind as I work on it. Don’t get too excited, this title is probably a year away from release.

And your choice of one of seven FREE GIFTS worth as much as $43.85 – if you want one. (There is a fee for postage and handling of the gift item, but you may decline the gift.)

As always, I have tried to make the gift choices fun, with a little something for everyone. I must have done well, because selections seem to be pretty evenly split with perhaps the two Dead Reign® sourcebooks gift slightly edging out the others. As subscribers already know, The Rifter® has been better than ever with an increasing amount of “official” source material in most issues. In fact, we have gotten raves on the material in The Rifter® #75. And remember, Rifter® material can usually be cannibalized and adapted to any world setting, not just the one it was specifically written for.

UPDATE: The Rifter® #76 – Available now

The Rifter® #76 shipped to subscribers last Friday and to distributors and others on Monday. If you haven’t ordered your issue of The Rifter® #76 yet, now is the time to do it. New subscribers and current ones who re-subscribe get a free gift worth as much as $43.85 depending on the item you select. See Super-Subscription Offer, above.

More than half of The Rifter® #76 is “official” source material that will add spice and adventure to your games, but the unofficial source material is sweet too. “Official” for Rifts® and Palladium Fantasy®, The Primorda presents new Elemental beings and their monstrous riding animals, and some magic items that can be made from them. For Heroes Unlimited™ and Ninjas & Superspies™ there is an adventure of villainy and terrorism that can serve as a springboard for many more adventures across the globe. For Rifts® there is an interesting southwestern town, plus “official” adventure source material as we head toward the big climax of the Splicers® I am Legion story. This issue is jam-packed with fun material.

UPDATE: The Rifter® #77 – March 3, 2017

The Rifter® #77 is in final layout and will go to the printer tomorrow. It is another cool issue with “official” adventure source material for Heroes Unlimited™ (Doc Feral and mutants), as well as some very fun material for Palladium Fantasy® (a new city-state to explore in the Old Kingdom) and Rifts® (a TW city and characters that will surprise you), and ... are you ready for it, the final chapter of the epic, Splicers® I am Legion adventure source material, also “official.” We expect it to ship on or around March 3, 2017.

The Rifts® Board Game is nothing short of awesome. It is the brainchild of experienced game designer Carmen Bellaire, and will be launched first as a Kickstarter in the middle or end of April, 2017, from Carmen’s game company Rogue Heroes, LLC.

We had a six hour meeting with Carmen on Saturday, February 11, and have now seen most of the digital sculpts and artwork. They all look amazing. The love Carmen and his crew have for the Rifts® setting and characters is clearly evident. Every game component we have seen is well thought out, expertly executed and looks great.

We also heard Carmen’s preliminary plans for the Kickstarter launch in April. He left us so pumped up we can hardly wait for it all to happen. The Kickstarter launch is tentatively slotted for the middle or end of April, 2017.

Many of you may think you want the Rifts® Board Game for the impressive miniatures featuring many of your favorite iconic characters! Ah, but while that may be what draws you in, you will love the game itself. It is fast, fun and truly captures the essence of Rifts® in a tabletop game. Each game lasts approximately 60-90 minutes on average, as you battle your way through the Chi-Town ‘Burbs against the Coalition Army. The game comes with maps, cards, color rule book and detailed game pieces. The expansion packs and Kickstarter bonuses planned will also delight fans. Just wait till you see the new Glitter Boy miniature! Wow.

UPDATE: Rifts® Glitter Boy miniature – it will be back in stock in a week or two

And speaking of Glitter Boy miniatures, the ever popular, classic Rifts® Glitter Boy miniature is temporarily out of stock. It should be back in stock by the end of the month. This may be the last run of the original Glitter Boy miniature, as we are told the mold is showing wear.

Hey, don’t forget, Palladium still offers a wide range of pewter miniatures for Rifts®. Some of my personal favorites include the Glitter Boy, SAMAS, Sky Cycles, Skelebots, Cyborgs, Atlantis and Dog Boys. Check ‘em out in the store. They’ll keep you happy until the new miniatures in the Rifts® Board Game from Rogue Heroes become available.

UPDATE: Robotech® RPG Tactics™ Wave Two

Robotech® RPG Tactics™, and all things Robotech®, is one of our biggest, most demanding projects, as we look toward getting Wave Two into manufacturing as well as releasing additional support for the game line. We are working on some exciting new possibilities.

UPDATE: Rifts® CS Arsenal – coming soon.

I have cleared my plate and have dived into the writing of Rifts® CS Arsenal, full tilt. I want to finish this exciting book over the next few weeks. Remember, Rifts® Heroes of Humanity, Rifts® HoH CS Arsenal, The Disavowed and Megaverse® in Flames are laying the groundwork for something big.

UPDATE: Rifts® Secrets of the Atlanteans™ – March release

Artwork for 60 new Magic Tattoos is done and looks great. Some of the other art for Rifts® Secrets of the Atlanteansthis book is done too. And I am assigning more over the next week or two.

UPDATE: Rifts® Sovietski™ – Spring or Summer Release

This week I approved finished artwork and authorized more art to be done.

UPDATE: Garden of the Gods™ – a Palladium Fantasy RPG® Sourcebook – March or April release

I did a bit of writing for Garden of the Gods™ and I’m starting to set things in motion for other fantasy titles: Lopan™ Adventure Sourcebook, Lopanic Games™ Sourcebook and Land of the South Winds™, among other things.

UPDATE: Dead Reign® Sourcebook

Artist Nick Bradshaw sent in some of the art he has been working for the next Dead Reign® sourcebook and it is sweet. I think the name I’m settling in on is: In the Face of Death – with the subtitle: An Inner City Survival Guide.

UPDATE: Beyond the Supernatural™ Sourcebooks

While working on another book, ideas for the long awaited Beyond the Supernatural™ sourcebooks Tomes Grotesque™ and Beyond Arcanum™ started to flow so intensely that I had to stop and write them down. When the dust cleared, I had a mostly finished description and color text for a particularly insidious monster, as well as notes on categories of BTS monsters, and material about psychics and psychic investigation. All good stuff. I read the monster to Chuck Walton, he loved it and gave me some more ideas. Writing these books is a personal passion for me and I’m going to try to squeeze working on them in, when I can. The more I think about it, I am definitely going to drop the occasional BTS monster and other material into the pages of upcoming issues of The Rifter® as a sneak preview or work in progress. That will give you an idea of where I’m going with some of it. As noted earlier, please don’t get too excited as these books are probably a year or so away from seeing completion.

Robotech® RPG Tactics™ Wave 2 Paper Game Pieces, and all RRT game cards,Rifts® Ultimate Edition and 160+ other PDF Palladium titles, RRT stuff, G.M. helper kits and free material are on DriveThruRPG.com right now! More Rifts®, Robotech® and other Palladium game titles, paper miniatures and fun are coming to PDF in the weeks and months ahead. Watch for them.

In addition to the titles listed above, The Minion War™ series of books, the Rifts® Coalition Wars®/Tolkeen series, Chaos Earth® Resurrection, all of the Dead Reign® (Zombie Apocalypse) titles, Splicers® RPG and most issues of The Rifter® are available NOW! So are first edition rules of the Heroes Unlimited™ RPG and sourcebooks, Palladium Fantasy RPG® and sourcebooks, The Mechanoids®, and much more, available on DriveThruRPG.com.

Alex and I have added and continue to add a lot of vintage Star Wars toys and a growing number of all kinds of collectibles – and we’ll be adding more Palladium Books original art and items to the store, so keep an eye out for them.

This includes one-of-a-kind original artwork, prints, Rifts® and Robotech® artwork by Kevin Long, me and others. There is also a range of limited editions, rare book titles and limited edition hardcovers, toys and more that are all being added to my ebay store over the next several weeks, so keep an eye out. Alex and I will keep adding items as our busy schedules allow, but we have a lot of fun collectibles available now and coming soon. Items include original art, out of print titles, redlined proofreader photocopies signed by me and the staff, signed manuscripts with editors’ corrections, some original art, hardcover books (including Rifts® Lemuria, Northern Gun™ One, Northern Gun™ Two, Megaverse® in Flames™, Beyond the Supernatural™ Gold, Rifts® Machinations of Doom™ Gold and Rifts® Ultimate Gold) and other items available. There are also hundreds of toys and action figures, all from my personal archives and collection. Take a look every weekend for new items added.

Convention Season and Palladium Books

Convention season is already starting. We have been making plans to attend CoastCon 40, AdeptiCon®, and Gen Con® for a couple weeks now. There is a considerable amount of early planning and commitments necessary for attending conventions. As a guest, that includes any games you may be running or panel talks.

In addition to attending a handful of conventions in person, Palladium Books supports dozens of other conventions across the country, and the Megaversal Ambassadors – our growing army of volunteer G.M.s – who run gaming events at conventions and stores. Swag includes prints and books for the best players, and sometimes to all participants.

Genghis Con 40 – Aurora, Colorado – February 16-19, 2017

A number of Rifts® game events, including Rifts® for Savage Worlds games run by Sean Patrick Fannon, are taking place at Genghis Con this weekend. See their website for details and have fun.

Robotech® RPG Tactics™

Description: A squadron of Players will take on the role as individual RPG characters in a large-scale battle between the Zentraedi/Meltraedi and the Anti-U.N. Spacey Forces. Each player will be able to progress through the game and level up their character by completing missions, and engaging in combat with enemy forces. Players are allowed to make their own characters, or they can select one from a number of pre-gen characters.Game Master: Allan Sylvia III.Event Type: Miniatures.Maximum Tickets: Unlimited. Experience: Any. Age Range: Any.Start Date & Time: Friday at 12:00 PM (noon). Duration: 6 hours.Cost: $0

Description: Savage Rifts® Prepare yourself for a railgun-shredding, mega-powered magic flinging journey into a post-post-apocalyptic world where supernatural horrors vie with technological empires for mastery of the world. All pregens no player made characters. This is listed as a role play tournament. Meaning at the end of the game everyone will vote on who did the best in character role-play (not roll-play) for the session.More Information:https://convention-rifts-rpg.obsidianportal.com/Game Master: Cameron Cleveland.Event Type: RPG Med Tourney.Maximum Tickets: 8. Experience: Any. Age Range: (13+).Start Date & Time: Friday at 8:00 PM (noon). Duration: 4 hours.Cost: $0

A Fine Solution: Welcome to the World – Savage Rifts®

Description: You, a Tomorrow Legion team, patrol near the border between Arkansas and Tennessee when you come across a family of blue-skinned, elf-like beings running desperately from a Coalition States unit. This seemingly typical conflict between Coalition soldiers and non-humans is anything but typical, as you soon discover." – Working with Sean Patrick Fannon, using minis, music, and media to bring you a memorable intro game."Game Master: Oscar Simmons.Event Type: RPG.Maximum Tickets: 6. Experience: Any. Age Range: 13+.Start Date & Time: Saturday at 9:00 AM (noon). Duration: 4 hours.Cost: $0

Rifts®: Blessings of The Angel – (Palladium Books®), 1st Edition

Description: The New German Republic has survived The Apocalypse through hard work, discipline, and high technology. However, a team of German cyborgs and power armor pilots have stumbled upon a terrible threat out in the untamed territories. Will they survive the surfacing of this new menace? Pre-generated characters will be provided. New players to the system are welcome.Game Master: Damon Sutton.Event Type: RPG.Maximum Tickets: 6. Experience: Any. Age Range: Teen (13+).Start Date & Time: Saturday at 9:00 AM (noon). Duration: 4 hours.Cost: $0

Description: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, post Apocalypse. This is an ongoing living campaign. Pre-approved player made characters are welcome. The adventures of a cargo convoy run to Mexico & back. Mood music & sound board will be used in game. Pregens will be provided. This is listed as a role play tournament. Meaning at the end of the game everyone will vote on who did the best in character role-play (not roll-play) for the session.More Information:https://convention-rifts-rpg.obsidianportal.com/Game Master: Cameron Cleveland.Event Type: RPG Med Tourney.Maximum Tickets: 8. Experience: Any. Age Range: Any.Start Date & Time: Saturday at 2:00 PM (noon). Duration: 8 hours.Cost: $0

CoastCon 40 in Biloxi, Mississippi – March 3-5, 2017

My first convention of 2017 will be CoastCon 40 in Biloxi, Mississippi, March 4-6. I accepted the invitation last year because the show runners seem nice, I have never been to Mississippi, and my old friend and lead writer for Rifts® for Savage Worlds, Sean Patrick Fannon, will be there. I expect to be on a number of panel talks and run a couple of Lord DeSilca fantasy games as well as generally try to be available to chat with fans and sign books. I look forward to seeing lots and lots of fans and having a nice time. See you in TWO weeks!

GEN CON – Early Event Submission deadline is mid-February

To guarantee a dedicated gaming area and listing in the program book and online schedule, we need your descriptions and details over the next few weeks. Please start sending them in to NMI. Any Megaversal Ambassador can help you, but NMI is the primary Gen Con event coordinator. We had some awesome events the last few years, so let us, please, keep the trend going. Remember, G.M.s running Palladium events get a discount coupon for EACH game they run that they can redeem at the Palladium booth. We are looking for Game Masters to run any and all Palladium game settings: Rifts®, Robotech®, Robotech® RPG Tactics™, Palladium Fantasy®, Heroes Unlimited™, Splicers®, Nightbane®, Dead Reign®, Beyond the Supernatural™ and all the rest! We appreciate ALL of you, and love that you run games for us at Gen Con. Thank you.

Rifts® World Books and Sourcebooks, including Rifts® New Navy, Rifts® Antarctica, and others.

And some big surprises coming this summer and fall

Closing Thoughts

Earlier this week was Valentine’s Day. I hope your Valentine’s Day and every day is filled with love, joy and wonder. Game on and keep those imaginations burning bright.

– Kevin Siembieda, Game Designer, Writer, Publisher

The Rifter® 2017 Super-Subscription Offer

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COMING! The Rifter® #77 – Ships February or March, 2017

The Rifter® #77 is already in production. The cover is done, articles are being selected and artwork is being assigned.

Every issue of The Rifter® is an idea factory for players and Game Masters to generate new ideas and find new avenues of adventure. It provides useful, ready to go source material you can just drop into your ongoing games. A doorway to new possibilities and numerous Palladium role-playing worlds. And the many new characters, O.C.C.s, powers, magic, weapons, villains, monsters, adventures and ideas for one setting can be easily adapted to any Palladium setting. Every issue has material for Rifts® and usually 2-3 other Palladium game lines. The focus of this issue is Rifts®, Splicers® and RPG advice. Don’t forget, unofficial material can be easily adapted for use in ANY Palladium game setting.

Rifter® #77 Highlights:

Splicers® – I am Legion, Part Six, by Charles Walton II, Chris Kluge and Lance Colley – “official” source material. The adventure continues and more secrets and dangers are revealed as the story approaches its climax.

“Desperate times require desperate measures. War has nothing to do with morality or justice. It’s all about winning or dying. We cannot bind our hands with high ideals, even our own, or worry about the laws of renegade nations or the rights of alien people. We must fight fire with fire. And you are the match.” – Colonel Lyboc addressing a Disavowed team.

The Disavowed are so Top Secret that their existence is known only to a handful of the Coalition States’ most elite, top echelon, with Joseph Prosek II the mastermind behind the Disavowed operation, and Colonel Lyboc its shadowy face. Find out who these men and women are. How the Disavowed get away with using magic, traveling to other parts of Rifts Earth and even to other dimensions in pursuit of enemies and strategic information that cannot be had through conventional means. Learn about the secret parameters in which these hard-boiled warriors, secretly hand-picked by Joseph Prosek II, operate, why almost every mission is considered a suicide mission, and why they must forever be the Disavowed.

CS operatives so secret that even the top military and political leaders right up to Emperor Prosek know nothing about them. And if they did know, would they condone their activity or condemn it?

Are the Disavowed heroes or renegades? Assassins or soldiers? Madmen or super-patriots? Or a little of them all?

Unsung heroes who keep the CS safe, or thugs and pawns of a shadow agency within the Coalition government?

What role does the Vanguard play in this group?

How do they reward their D-Bee “teammates” when the mission is over?

What happens to the Disavowed when they have seen or learned too much? Adventure ideas galore and so much more.

NEW! The Rifter® #76 – Ships February 10, 2017

The Rifter® #76 is filled with strange creatures, adventure and fun across the Megaverse® and multiple world settings.

Every issue of The Rifter® is an idea factory for players and Game Masters to generate new ideas and find new avenues of adventure. It provides useful, ready to go source material you can just drop into your ongoing games. A doorway to new possibilities and numerous Palladium role-playing worlds. And the many new characters, O.C.C.s, powers, magic, weapons, villains, monsters, adventures and ideas for one setting can be easily adapted to any Palladium setting. Every issue has material for Rifts® and usually 2-3 other Palladium game lines. The focus of this issue is Rifts®, Splicers® and RPG advice. Don’t forget, unofficial material can be easily adapted for use in ANY Palladium game setting.

Rifter® #76 Highlights:

Rifts®, Phase World®, and Palladium Fantasy RPG® – Elemental Primordials™, by Greg Diaczyk and Kevin Siembieda – “official” source material. Elemental Primordials are something new in the Megaverse®. No one knows why they are appearing or whether that is good or bad. These new Elemental beings can be used as player characters or NPCs. Four Elemental Primordials and four riding animals from the Elemental Realms. Their very existence sparks potential storylines and adventure ideas. Get your first glimpse of them in The Rifter® #76.

Rifts® Pecos Badlands Town – by Brett Caron. Thinking about doing some adventuring in the Rifts American Southwest? Mosey on over to Gohjjunk.

Rifts® for Savage Worlds® Preview®. Get another look at what’s coming this winter.

Splicers® – I am Legion, Part Five, by Charles Walton II, Chris Kluge and Lance Colley – “official” source material. The adventure reaches a fever pitch as we near the conclusion. More secrets, danger and combat.

Heroes Unlimited™, Ninjas & Superspies, Nightbane® – Blood Diamonds by Thomas Morrison presents adventure source material with a war-torn setting, story and NPCs in Africa. But it could be just the beginning of a globe spanning campaign.

Rifts® CS Heroes of Humanity™ changes the landscape of Rifts North America and beyond, presents ways to upgrade and improve existing Men-At-Arms characters with Advanced Training, and includes new character classes, weapons, equipment, alliances and conflict to inspire epic new adventures.

Rifts® Heroes of Humanity™ outlines the battle for the soul of humanity. The Minion War™ has spilled onto Rifts Earth. At the epicenter of the invasion is North America. If either of the two rival demonic forces succeeds in conquering the continent, the rest of the world shall follow and Earth will be annexed to Hell. The demon hordes believe no one can stop them. The Coalition States has something to say about that.

For the first time in history, the Coalition States, Northern Gun, the Manistique Imperium, Lazlo, New Lazlo, Free Quebec, the Cyber-Knights, Lemurians, True Atlanteans, D-Bees, mages, mercs and many, many others stand together against a common enemy. Meanwhile, the Splugorth of Atlantis, Archie Three, the Republicans and the Vanguard engage in their own shadow war against the invading demon hordes, and each other.

Heroes of Humanity™ lets unprecedented types of characters gather in mixed groups that would otherwise be ideologically opposed. Together they fight side-by-side for the greater good.

Hell Followed™ – Now Shipping!

A Dead Reign® Sourcebook – Do more than survive

“This book begins to redefine the zombie genre. It broadens the field of possibilities and expands upon the modern zombie mythos. It is full of twists and surprises I had never imagined. – Alex Marciniszyn, Editor

In the wake of the Zombie Apocalypse, survivors find themselves trapped in a living hell. As everyone struggles to survive against the ravenous dead, some rise up to be heroes fighting for those in need and against all manner of evil – living and dead.

Be more than a survivor. Accept the new world and do something about it.

11 New types of zombies, including the Armored Brute, Dead Mound Giant, Seeker and more.

7 New Apocalyptic Character Classes.

Masked Lunatics – heroes or madmen?

Cults, good and bad, plus other weirdness and dangers.

21 Disasters to complicate survival. Each described with damage stats, penalties and consequences. The most comprehensive information of this type ever presented! Blizzard, Earthquake, Hurricane, Tornado, Toxic Spill, Wildfire, and more.

Government enclaves. Could the government or its military still exist? If so, where are they? What are they doing?

8 Government conspiracy theories. Each fuel for creating adventures and building different organizations.

Tables for creating government enclaves and their purpose.

Abandoned Emergency Relief Centers and the resources they may still have to offer survivors, if they can get to them. Random tables and ideas for adventure.

Take your zombie campaign to the next level!

Cover by E.M. Gist. Interior art by Nick Bradshaw.

Written by Taylor White and Kevin Siembieda. The biggest Dead Reign® sourcebook yet. Adaptable to other Palladium settings.

NEW! Rifts® Secrets of the Atlanteans™

True Atlanteans are descendants from Earth’s past. The survivors of the sinking of Atlantis (really a dimensional mishap) and travelers of the Megaverse, wielders of Tattoo Magic and other lost mystic arts. Most people regard them as heroes, but are they? The Sunaj Assassins are mythic villains feared by all, yet they too are True Atlanteans who serve dark forces.

For the first time, much of the story behind True Atlanteans and their secrets are revealed.

True Atlanteans revisited.

Optional Atlantean character creation tables including clan heritage and other factors.

Secrets of the stone pyramids, different types/purposes and powers.

Many new magic tattoos, magic spells, weapons and armor.

Atlantean hideouts and secret communities across the Megaverse.

The Sunaj Assassins, their secrets, history and plans for the future.

Atlantean Monster Hunter O.C.C., Atlantean Defender O.C.C. and much more. And this is just the tip of what this book contains.

NEW! Rifts® Poker Deck One (Color) – available now

For the first time ever, Rifts® is captured in a deck of playing cards. Each card a powerful image. Perfect for playing cards, collecting, gifts and use as an Action Deck for Pinnacle’s Rifts® Savage Worlds game line.

Gen Con gamers went wild over the two Rifts® Poker Decks and you will too. Both contain iconic Rifts® artwork and characters, and look gorgeous. The color and design of both poker decks makes the artwork pop and a joy to use. Available now.

Premium card stock.

Standard US Poker size deck of playing cards.

Rifts® specific symbols for each suit.

52 full color playing cards, plus 2 Jokers.

Diamonds are magic. Clubs are D-Bees. Hearts are heroes. Spades are the Coalition States.

The back of the cards is the artwork from the cover of Rifts® Ultimate Edition depicting a Ley Line Walker with an Alien Intelligence emerging from the Rift opening behind him, energy swirling. Art by Scott Johnson.

52 iconic images and characters by your favorite artists. This second deck of playing cards captures Rifts® in a different light. Each card features a different iconic, black and white illustration set in a color border of rippling magic energy from the Rifts. Illustrations are by a wide range of fan favorite artists. A fun and attractive item for playing cards, collecting, and other uses.

Premium card stock.

Standard US Poker size deck of playing cards.

Rifts® specific symbols for each suit.

Color border and suits.

52 playing cards featuring iconic illustrations, plus 2 Jokers.

Diamonds are monsters. Clubs are heroes. Hearts are robots and power armor. Spades are the Coalition Army.

Each card has a unique illustration of a famous Rifts® hero, monster, mech or agent of the Coalition. Artists include Kevin Long, Ramon K. Perez, Freddie Williams II, Michael Wilson, Jeffery Russell, Apollo Okamura, and others.

Customized, full color, Rifts® tuck box.

The back of the cards is the artwork from the cover of Rifts® Psyscape™ depicting a beautiful female psychic warrior, triumphant over a robotic enemy. Art by John Zeleznik.

Robotech®: The Masters Saga™ Sourcebook has been enlarged to the standard 8½ x 11 inch format and 160 pages. Artwork was given the deluxe treatment – large, clear, and detailed to go along with the wealth of information about the Second Robotech War, the Army of the Southern Cross, its combat forces, mecha, weapons, and vehicles. The same comprehensive treatment was given to the invading Robotech Masters.

Forget the corny drama, the emphasis of this sourcebook is on the Second Robotech War and the equipment on both sides. Making the Masters Saga a big mecha and equipment book that you will want in your collection. Did you know the Army of the Southern Cross used power armor and Battloids in addition to their famous mecha? You’ll find out all about it in this comprehensive 160 page sourcebook. Much of it described and statted out in an “official” capacity for the very first time in this sourcebook. Note: Only the size, size of artwork and layout has changed. The text and data are the same as the manga-sized edition, apart from eratta and minor additions.

40+ weapons; pistols, rifles, grenade launchers.

15 O.C.C.s and MOS skill packages for the 8 main branches of the ASC and the 7 Special Forces Divisions operating under the Tactical Corps.

Robotech® RPG Tactics™

Robotech® is getting hotter and hotter. It is the Number One Anime on Crackle, the Robotech® movie from Sony Pictures sounds like it is going to be become a reality, more Robotech® licensed products are appearing, and Palladium is gearing up toward the release of Robotech® RPG Tactics™ Wave Two and more Robotech® products. Ah, but the core game and expansion packs to get you started are available right now.

Robotech® RPG Tactics™ is a fast-paced, tabletop combat game that captures the action and adventure of the Robotech® anime. Two or more players can engage in small squad skirmishes or scale up to massive battles. Relive the clashes of the First Robotech War, engage in stand-alone tactical games, or use the dynamic game pieces to enhance your Robotech® RPG experience. Or simply collect your favorite mecha from an expanding range of top-notch game pieces. Get yours now.

Robotech® RPG Tactics™ Convention Exclusives – now available to anyone

These dynamic pieces are available as a regular item in the Palladium store. They are powerful fun and only have 4-6 parts, so they are easy to put together. They look awesome on your shelf or in your game. Get yours while supplies last.